JP2955921B2 - How to make a letter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for creating a sealed letter from one envelope sheet and one or more document sheets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a sealed letter is prepared by enclosing a folded document (letter) in a ready-made envelope, and thus has the following drawbacks.

[0003] First, since a ready-made envelope is prepared and used as it is, economical efficiency is poor, and versatility is lacking, for example, a sealed letter cannot be basically created without a ready-made envelope.

Second, an envelope enclosing apparatus for automatically creating a large number of envelopes has been proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-309995. Replacement of the encapsulation procedure with the automation process as it is,
Specifically, it is necessary to comprise an envelope supply step of supplying a ready-made envelope, a document folding step of folding a document to be put in the envelope, a document input step of opening the envelope to input the document, and a sealing step. , Mechanization and automation become difficult.

[0005] The present invention has solved the problem based on such a background, and greatly enhances the economics and versatility at the time of creating a sealed letter, and also facilitates the mechanization and automation of the sealed letter creation. The purpose is to provide a creation method.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A method for producing a sealed letter according to the present invention is a method for creating a single large-sized envelope sheet.
One or two or more small-sized document papers 3 are overlapped on the back surface 2i of the sheet, and a first folded part K1 and a second folded part K2 are provided in the longitudinal direction, and the first folded part K1 is folded back. At this time, the end portions 2s, 3s... Of the folded envelope paper 2 and the document paper 3.
Does not overlap the second folded portion K2, and when the second folded portion K2 is folded back, the end 2t of the folded envelope paper 2 overlaps the envelope paper 2 folded back the first folded portion K1 and is folded back. The position of the document sheet 3 with respect to the envelope sheet 2 and the position of the first folded section K1 and the end of the first folded section K1 are set such that the end 3t of the folded document sheet 3. Folded part K2
And the adhesive 4 is adhered from the position of the first folded portion K1 to the back surface 2i of the envelope sheet 2 on the side of the second folded portion K2 along the vicinity of the edge, and thereafter, the first folded portion Part K
1, the envelope paper 2 is adhered, and then the second folded portion K
2 is folded back and the envelope paper 2 is bonded.
In this case, the envelope paper 2 can use the A4 size, and the document papers 3 can use the B5 size.

As a result, an envelope is made from one envelope sheet 2, the document sheets 3 are folded, and the document sheets 3 are put into an envelope.
Since the input of the envelope and the sealing of the envelope are performed at the same time and one envelope is finally created, the mechanization and automation of the envelope creation can be easily realized, and the economy and versatility at the time of the envelope creation are enhanced. . In particular, the use of A4 size envelope paper 2 and B5 size document paper 3...

[0008]

Next, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

First, when creating a sealed letter, one sheet of A4 size (210 mm × 297 mm: large size)
Envelope paper 2 and one or more B5 size (18
A document sheet 3 of 2 mm × 257 mm (small size) is prepared (see FIG. 1). In this case, the envelope paper 2 may be blank paper, or may have a name or the like displayed at a predetermined position on the front surface.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the document paper 3 is overlapped on the back surface 2i of the envelope paper 2, and the first folded part K1 and the second folded part K are divided into three in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1). K2 is provided. At this time, the document paper 3 with respect to the envelope paper 2
And the positions of the first folded portion K1 and the second folded portion K2 are selected as follows.

That is, when the first folded portion K1 is folded, the end portions (one end) 2 of the folded envelope sheet 2 and document sheets 3...
.., 3s... do not overlap the second folded portion K2. Further, when the second folded portion K2 is folded, the end (the other end) 2t of the folded envelope paper 2 overlaps the envelope paper 2 which has folded the first folded portion K1, and the folded document paper 3 The end (the other end) 3t... Does not overlap the end (the one end) 2s of the envelope sheet 2 in which the first folded portion K1 is folded.

Therefore, specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, one side in the longitudinal direction of the document paper 3.
s and L1 = approximately 26 mm, a distance L2 from one end 2s of the envelope paper 2 to the first folded portion K1, and a distance L3 from the other end 2t of the envelope paper 2 to the second folded portion K2.
Is selected to be about L2 = L3 = 90 mm. In the width direction, the centers of the envelope paper 2 and the document paper 3 are made to coincide. If the first folded portion K1 and the second folded portion K2 are displayed on the back surface 2i of the envelope sheet 2 in advance, the convenience when manually creating the folded portion is improved.

On the other hand, from the position of the first folded portion K1 to the second folded portion K
An adhesive 4 is applied to the back surface 2i of the envelope paper 2 on the second side along the vicinity of the edge. In this case, the width L4 for attaching the adhesive 4 is selected to be about 5 mm. The range in which the adhesive 4 is adhered has a U-shape as shown in FIG. That is, a linear front adhesive portion 4f along the width direction in the vicinity of the front edge portion (the other end 2t) of the envelope sheet 2, and a first front adhesive portion 4f extending from both ends of the front adhesive portion 4f along the vicinity of the left and right edges. One-fold part K
It is composed of a line-shaped left adhesive portion 4p and a right adhesive portion 4q to which the adhesive 4 is applied up to the position 1. As the adhesive 4, a liquid adhesive, a double-sided adhesive tape, or the like can be used.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3 (FIG. 2), the first folded portion K1 is folded back and the envelope paper 2 is bonded. Thereby, the document sheets 3 are also folded at the same time. Then
As shown in FIG. 4 (FIG. 2), the envelope sheet 2 is adhered by folding back the second folded portion K2. As a result, at the same time, document paper 3 ...
Is also performed. Figure 4 shows the final letter A
The envelope A is composed of a sealed envelope Ax created from the envelope paper 2 and document papers 3 folded and enclosed in the envelope Ax.

As described above, the method for creating an envelope according to the present invention includes the steps of creating an envelope from one envelope sheet 2, and creating a document sheet 3.
, The insertion of the document paper 3 into the envelope, and the sealing of the envelope are performed at the same time, so that a single envelope A is finally created, so that the economy and versatility at the time of envelope creation are enhanced. In particular, standard size A4 size envelope paper 2
By selecting the B5 size document paper 3 and the like, general copy paper, loose-leaf and the like can be used as they are, so that versatility can be further improved.

Further, the mechanization and automation of the sealed letter creation can be easily realized. FIG. 5 shows an example of an automated letter-making apparatus M capable of implementing such a letter-making method. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a sheet feeding unit, 12 denotes an adhesive attachment unit, and 13 denotes a sheet folding unit. Such an envelope creation device M includes an A4 paper cassette 14 set in the upper stage of the paper feeding unit 11.
Feeds A4 size envelope paper 2 from the
At the same time, the adhesive 4 is adhered to the
Send to 3 for positioning. Next, B5 size document sheets 3... Are sequentially fed from the B5 sheet cassette 15 set in the lower section of the sheet feeding section 11, and positioned on the envelope sheet 2 in the sheet folding section 13. Then, in the sheet folding section 13, folding may be performed at the positions of the first folding section K1 and the second folding section K2 described above. This eliminates the need for an envelope supply step when using a pre-made envelope, a separate document folding step for folding a document to be placed in the envelope, a document loading step for opening the envelope, and loading a document, and a sealing step.

Although the embodiments have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments. For example, the sizes of the envelope paper 2 and the document paper 3 are not necessarily limited to the illustrated A4 size and B5 size. If necessary, a cut line at the time of opening can be displayed on the surface of the envelope paper 2. In addition, the configuration, shape, method, quantity, material, and the like of the details can be arbitrarily changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0018]

As described above, the method for creating a sealed letter according to the present invention is characterized in that a small-sized document sheet is superimposed on the back surface of a single large-sized envelope sheet, and the first folded part and the third folded part are divided in the longitudinal direction. A folded portion is provided, and when the first folded portion is folded, the ends of the folded envelope paper and the document paper do not overlap with the second folded portion, and further, when the second folded portion is folded, the folded portion is folded. Document paper for the envelope paper so that the end of the envelope paper overlaps with the envelope paper whose first folded part has been folded, and the end of the folded document paper does not overlap with the end of the envelope paper whose first folded part has been folded. And the positions of the first folded portion and the second folded portion are selected, and the adhesive is applied along the vicinity of the edge from the position of the first folded portion to the back surface of the envelope paper on the second folded portion side. After this, the first folded portion is turned back and the envelope paper is bonded, and then the second folded portion is turned back and the envelope paper is Because you to adhere, a marked effect as follows.

In order to create an envelope from one piece of envelope paper, fold the document paper, put the document paper into the envelope, and seal the envelope together, and finally create one envelope, mechanization of the envelope creation And automation can be easily realized.

Since a ready-made envelope is unnecessary, the economy and versatility at the time of creating a sealed letter can be improved. In particular, versatility can be further enhanced by using standard size A4 size envelope paper and B5 size document paper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure of a sealed letter creation method according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is another explanatory diagram showing the procedure of the enclosed letter creation method,

FIG. 3 is another explanatory diagram showing the procedure of the enclosed letter creation method,

FIG. 4 is another explanatory diagram showing the procedure of the enclosed letter creation method,

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a sealed letter preparation device capable of implementing the enclosed letter creation method,

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Envelope paper 2i Back side 2s End of envelope paper 2t End of envelope paper 3 ... Document paper 3s ... Edge of document paper 3t ... Edge of document paper 4 Adhesive K1 First folded part K2 Second folded part

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first fold portion and a second fold portion which lay one or two or more small size document sheets on the back surface of one large size envelope sheet and divide it in the longitudinal direction into three parts, When the first folded portion is folded, the ends of the folded envelope paper and the document paper do not overlap with the second folded portion, and further, when the second folded portion is folded, the folded envelope paper ends. The position of the document paper relative to the envelope paper and the first fold so that the first folded part overlaps the folded envelope paper and the end of the folded document paper does not overlap the end of the folded envelope paper of the first folded part. And the position of the second folded portion are selected, and an adhesive is applied along the vicinity of the edge to the back surface of the envelope paper on the second folded portion side from the position of the first folded portion. The folding section is folded back to bond the envelope paper, and then the second folding section is folded back to bond the envelope paper. How to create a sealed letter. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the envelope paper uses A4 size. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the document paper uses B5 size.